Case 59: Amy Lynn Bradley

In the autumn of 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley was told by her parents that they had been gifted a Caribbean cruise. Amy wasn't excited by the news like they were, she had only just moved into her own apartment after graduating from her degree in Physical Education, and she was about to start a new job. She was busy. But more than that, the idea of a cruise across the sea gave her the creeps. She didn't really want to go. She would be just as happy settling into her new place, which was nearby her parents and brother's home in Chesterfield, Virginia. Amy was really close with her younger brother Brad who was 21, and he and their parents—Iva and Ron—were eventually able to talk Amy into joining them. Ron had been given the trip by the insurance agency he worked for, and he believed it was a great chance to spend some quality time together. Seven days of sunshine, cruising the Caribbean, cocktails and endless sunsets, it wasn't long before Amy thought perhaps a cruise wouldn't be so bad after all. It was starting to sound like the trip of a lifetime...   _____ Researched and written by Anna at A.G.P Stories.     MUSIC 1. 'Flatline intro' and 'Come play with me' intro and outro www.dl-sounds.com 2.All other music and audio clean up performed by Mike Migas     THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS Audible – Free 30-day trial & free audiobook   RESOURCES BOOKS: Last Resorts: The Cost of Tourism in the Caribbean – Polly Pattullo   VIDEOS: Lost at Sea – SBS Dateline Vanished series: – Amy Bradley (Part 1) – Amy Bradley (Part 2) – Amy Bradley (Part 3) – Amy Bradley (Part 4) – Amy Bradley (Part 5)   ARTICLES: For Missing Woman's Family, No Answers – The New York Times Amy Bradley, 23 – People Missing Amy Lynn Bradley – Amybradley.net Amy Lynn Bradley – International Cruise Victims Amy Bradley is missing – Chris Fenwick blog Update: Amy Lynn Bradley – Reddit Con Man Dupes Family in Hunt for Daughter – ABC News Jawbone rekindles cruise ship mystery – CNN Cruise Industry Overview - 2017 – Florida–Carribean Cruise Association Turning up the volume –  International Cruise Victim Association President Obama signs Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 into law – Lexology Coast Guard Investigative Service A Qualitative Study of Victimization and Legal Issues Relevant to Cruise Ships – Cruise Research Crimes at sea: the dark side of cruise ships – The Sydney Morning Herald Amy Bradley – Unsolved.com Sex Tourism And Trafficking In The Dutch Caribbean – Curaçao Chronicle Family Remains Focused – The Disappearance of Robyn Gardner – Missing Media Solutions